Seamless felt form for felt boots, shoes, and slippers.



H. T. EMMONS.

SEAMLESS FELT FORM FORIELT-BOOTS, SHOES, AND SLIPPERS.

APPLICATION FILED Aucm. I915.

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Application filed August at, 1915. Serial No. 43,5258.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, HENRY T. FMMoNs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Haverhill, county of Essex, State of Massachusetts, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Seamless Felt Forms forFelt Boots, Shoes, and Slippers, of which the following is aspecification, reference being bad therein to the accompanying drawings.

The invention relates to an improvement in a seamless felt form for afelt boot, shoe, slipper or moccasin.

One object of the invention is to provide such a form with a felted orseamless spring cushion heel.

Another object is to provide the form with a felted or spring cushionsole.

Another object is to provide the form with a seamless end.

The form may be itself finished to form a seamless boot, shoe, slipperor moccasin, or it may be used as a form on which a sole or heel ofleather or other material may be attached to stillfurther buildup theheel or sole or both.

The invention will be fully understood from the following descriptionwhen taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and the novelfeatures thereof will be pointed out and clearly defined in the claimsat the close of the specification.

In the drawings-Figure 1 is a side elevation of a form embodying theinvention, showing the spring heel and spring sole. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal section of the form shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a crosssection on line 33 of Fig. 1 with the pad omitted. Fig. 4 is a sideelevation of the form shown in Fig. 1 before the cufi is folded over.Fig. 5 is a horizontal section on line 5-5 of Fig. l, with the cushionsremoved. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of a form such as shown in Fig. 1except that the spring sole is omitted. Fig. 7 is a perspective view ofa form for an opera boot embodying the invention. Fig. 8 is a sideelevation of a shoe made out of a form such as shown in Fig. l. andhaving an additional heel and sole of leather or other suitablematerial.

Referring now to the drawings, the form is first made in the shape shownin Fig. 4. out of a web of wool,'noils, shoddy, wool waste or othershort fibered material, building it up and felting it, and shaping it ona last. it is shaped on the last in such manner Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Au. 29, 11916.

that there is formed a recess or pocket 1 in the heel portion, the formhaving a drawn in lip or flange 2 just at the top of said pocket, thusforming a groove 3 around the side of the pocket. The form whencompleted and shaped is integral and seamless. The pocket having theinturned lip in the heel and in the sole makes a spring heel and sole.Preferably the depression or pocket 1 receives a pad 4 of felt or othersuitable ma terial to fill the pocket and serve as a cushion for theheel of the wearer. The pad being flexible can be flexed enough to enterthe groove 3 and the flange 2 will retain it in place. The pad howeveris not essential, as the pocket with the flange or lip will form a sortofpneumatic spring seat. The fore part also preferably has a depressedbottom portion forming a pocket 5 in which is placed a pad 7 whichserves as a cushion, the form having a drawn in lip 6 which holds thepad 7 in place.

The form is preferably made with a flap portion 8 extending above theankle, as shown in Fig. 4, integral with the upper,

and is then folded over to form a cufi, as

shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3.

In the modification shown in Fig. 6 the pocket in the sole is omitted.

In the modification shown in Fig. 7, the invention is embodied in anopera boot, having a high upper 11 formed with a. slit 12 down thefront.

In the modification shown in Fig. 8 there is a leather heel 9 and aleather outer sole 10 attached respectively to the spring heel and sole.

What I claim is- 1. A seamless felt form for a felt boot, shoe, slipperor moccasin having aheel integral therewith, said heel having a pocketto receive a cushion and an inturned lip around the upper part of saidpocket, said lip forming a retainer to hold the cushion in the pocket.

2. A seamless felt form for a felt boot, shoe, slipper or moccasin,having a. felted heel and a felted sole integral therewith, the heel andsole each being formed with a pocket to receive a cushion and eachpocket having an inturned lip which serves as a retainer to hold thecushion within the pocket.

3. A seamless felt form for a, felt boot,

shoe, slipper or moccasin having a felted heel and a felted soleintegral therewith, the heel and sole each being formed with a pocket toreceive a cushion and having an inturned lip at the top of the pocketwhich serves as a retainer for a cushion within the pocket, and anadditional heel and sole of other material secured. to the'bottom of thefelt heel and sole.

4. A seamless felt form for a'k felt boot, shoe, slipper, or moccasinhaving a felted heel integral therewith, the heel being formed with apocket to receive a cushion and having an inturned lip at the top of thepocket which serves as a retainer for a cushion Within the pocket, andan additional heel of other material secured to the bottom of the feltheel. I

5. A seamless felt form for a felt boot,.

HENRY T. EMMONS.

\Vitnesses WILLIAM A. COPELAND, Amen H. MORRISON.

